Truck



W. H. TAYLOR.

TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, \921.

1,407,235. Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

WILLIAM H. TAYLOR, 6F ANNA, ILLINOIS.

TRUCK.

To all whom it may co noera:

Be it known-that 1, WILLIAM H. TAYLOR,

.a citizen of the United States, residing at Anna, in the county ofUnion and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and'usefulImprovements in Trucks; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention,-such as will enableothers skilled in'the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates broadly to improvements in trucks, having moreparticular reference to smaller devices of this class knownashand-trucks, the same being especially,

although not necessarily, designed for effectively and easily handlingphonographs, and being-such in construction that a. single personwill'be enabled to handle' sucli de-- @vices with ease and with theminimum eX- penditure of energy.

The principal-object of the invention is to generally improve upontrucks-of this class" by the provision of one of extreme simplicity :anddurability which is such in construction that it will accommodate andeffectively carry. phonographs of practically all sizes, dueto the factthat it is adjustable in width:

Anotherand important object of the 'invention isto provide a truck ofthis class wherein the wheels'and supporting. handles are foldable intooverlapping. relation to render the entire structure extremely coinpactfor shipping and carrying.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a novel truck of thisclass embodying foldableha-ndles which serve-the addi'-' tional functionof props, whereby when they are engaged with the ground, the article onthe truck will be supported in a truly horig zontal position andthusprevented from accidentally slipping oif of 'the truck as mi'htotherwise occur.

6ther-objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description; f

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and'inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a truck constructed in accordance withthis invention.

Figure 2 is aside elevational view thereof, the retaining straps beingremoved for the. sake of clearness.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the plane of the line33 of Fig. 2.

i wheels and handles accidentally swingingin- Specification of LettersPatent. Patfit ed 11 b, 21, Application filed March 14,

Referring'to the drawings, wherein the if preferred embodiment oftheinvention. is

clearly illustrated, the numerals 1 designate a pair of spacedlongitudinal side rails,' to which other bars or rails 2 are hinged, the

latter normally abutting the underfaces of Secured to the front endssaid side rails. V v of the bars 2 are forwardly extending forkedbrackets 3,1bet'ween the" arms of which, wheels 4 are arranged. Hingedat 5- -to the opposite ends of'these bars, are rear'wardly anddownwardly inclinedhandles 6 which.

brackets maybe swung'inwardly into overlapping relationship to render,thetruck compact so that it may be'conveniently'ca n ried or shipped asthe case may "be: Furthermore,.by making use-ofthe kind of han- 5 dlesshown, the latter may be independently folded against the bars 2 ormaybe moved to and held in the position disclosed'in Fig.

.80 '2, where they maybe permitted to rest on the ground to serverspro'ps'for supporting the truck fra'me and other parts in a trulyhorizontal position so as to .enablethe' articleto .be carried'to beeasily strapped on the truckand prevented from slippingas wouldotherwise be the case if the rear or inner end of'the side bars restedon the ground so as to throw them into aninchned position. However, itmay be stated at" this point, thatby moving the handles to ineifectitle;or. folded, position andpermittin'g the frame 'to rest ina' downwardlyand inclined position, the phonograph :m'ay be easily placed thereonbefore :it is'strapped. Itmay' be further stated atthispoint, that.suitable means (not shown) will be employed in ac-' V tual use toovercome the possibility ofth'ejl Y wardly to folded -position.

. ,100. In addition to the foregoing parts, the" truck includesapluralitypf transverse padded rests 8 on which the phonograph is placed,the pads serving to prevent possible injury or scarring of the latterwhen-unbe'en before-intimated that the. truck is "ad- '105 'crated andmerely'wrapped in cloth. I It has justablein width to accommodatevarious sizes of phonographs and other articles; i In accomplishing thisend, I adjustably connect the inner ends of the rests together as shownin Fig. 3. By referring to this figure, it will bars 1.

graph or other article in position on the truck, these straps beingpassed through eyes 13 on the ends of the rests 8 as shown. Furthermore,stops 14 of any suitable construc tion' will, as is usual, be secured tothe outer endsof the side bars to prevent endwise slipping-of thephonograph when the truck is in an inclined position such as it assumes,

when being rolled from place to place.

When using the truck, it is advisable, to break the toggles 7 and swingthe handles 6 to ineffective position against the underfaces of thelower sidebars 2. Then, rest the inner or rear ends of the side bars onthe floor adjacent,thephonograph and tilt the latter ontothe paddedrests 8 as can be easily and conveniently done. Now, lift the inner endof the truck to the horizontal position shown in Fig. 2 and move thehandles to the po-.

sition thereshown so that they will act as props and retain the parts inthe truly horiin place.

zontal position shown. With the truck in this position, the free ends ofthe straps may be brought around the phonograph and buckled so that thelatter will befirmly held may be grasped and the truck tilted forwardlyand rolled to the desired place. At

tention is directed to the fact, that the par ticular construction andarrangement which employ is extremely advantageous in can 'ryingphonographs to the usual motor trucks and without unstrapping them fromthey hand trucks, placing the latter and phonographs together, in thelarge shipping truck and} afterwards folding the handles andt wheelsinto overlapping relationship so that the trucks will not take up muchmore room, in fact no more room than is required for the shipment of thephonograph itself. It may also be pointed out that my truck may beplacedin an inclined position against the tail-gate of the motor truckand easily lifted into the latter. In carrying out this, and assumingthat the hand-truck is leaning against the tail-gate, it will be seenthat by grasping the wheels or wheel brackets 3, and

elevating this end of'the truck, the inclined handles 6 will engage thetruck floor and actasslides, permltting truck and phonograph Then, as isusual the handles 6.

to be slid into the main or motor truck. Hence, it will be seen that asingle person may be enabled to easily and readily load and unloadphonographs to or from the motor truck with ease and without expending agreat amount of energy as is ordinarily necessary and requires the helpof an additional man or so... The manner of adjust ing the truck to litvarious widths-of phonographs is thought to be obvious from theconstruction shown and described, and therefore need not beexplainedhere.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings is thought to be sufficient to enablepersons skilled in the art to which the invention relates tOObllELlll aclear understanding of the same.- Therefore, a'

more lengthy and detailed description is deemed unnecessary.

Advantageous and effective results are practically insured with theconstruction and arrangement herein as shown and described. Therefore,this construction and arrangement is taken as the preferred embodimentof the invention. However, I wish it to be understood that various minorchanges in the shape, size and arrangement ef parts may be resorted towithout depart scope ofsthe subjoined claims.

I claim:

1'. A truck of the class described including spaced longitudinal sidebars, stops secured to the upper faces of'the latter near carried by thebars, wheels attached to said brackets, and handles pivoted tosaid bars,

from the spirit of the invention or the the outer ends thereof, foldablebrackets said wheels and handles being foldable' against the latter torender the structure compact.

2. The structure set forth in' claim 1, to

gether with extensible padded rests connecting sa1d side bars together.

3. A truck of the class described comprising spaced longitudinal sidebars, additional bars hmgedly connected to and abutting the' underfacesof said first bars, forked brackets secured to the outer ends of theadditional bars, wheels rotatably mounted betw'eenth'e arms of thebrackets, downwardly inclined handles hin ed to said last name-d bars,meansfor holding the handles in operative position, padded transverselydisposed alined rests carried by the first named rails, meansa-djustably connecting the inner ends of the rests, and stops securedtothe upper faces of said first named bars near the outer ends of thelatter...

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM H. rarnon,

